Highway Pursuit Ends in Shootout

September 29, 2017 08:13 AM

AUDUBON, Minn. (AP) - Sheriff's officials in Becker County say a highway pursuit east of Audubon has ended in gunfire.
    
Sheriff Todd Glander tells KFGO a suspect was shot by a deputy on Highway 10 about 7:30 p.m. Thursday after officers put down 'stop sticks' to disable the suspect's vehicle. Glander says the driver got out of the vehicle armed with a rifle.
    
The suspect was taken to a Fargo, North Dakota hospital to be treated for gunshot wounds. There's no immediate word on the suspect's condition.
    
No deputies were injured.

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